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Show The funds are derived principally from (1) sale of allotted and inherited lands, (2) lease accruals, (3) sale of timber, (4) oil and gas royalties, and (5) earnings of outing pupils. The amount of deposits of this character in bonded depositaries on June 30, 1914, was approximately $13,000,000. llealizing the vital importance of the Indian procuring his money when he needs it, and that plans made by the superintendent for him should not be allowed to become impracticable through delay in ob-taining the funds with which to carry them out, the method of han-dling the requests for these expenditures has been changed com-pletely, and all such requests now receive prompt consideration, with the result that requests which formerly required a month or longer to receive administrative action are now returned to the field the day following their receipt in the office. Special attention bas been given to the conservation of minors' funds, and authorities have been largely restricted to expenditures which were in the nature of investments. DEPOSITARIES FOR INDIAN MONEYS. On June 30, 1914, the amount of tribal and individual moneys on deposit in banks was $18,269,420.12. The rate of interest paid on these moneys for the year averaged higher than for any previous year. By a regulation, effective July 1, 1913, Indian moneys held to the official credit of superintendents or disbursing officers are deposited at the same rate of interest as that paid on Gpen accounts of indi-vidual Indians. The amount realized from this source during the year amounted to approximately $34,000. More money has been placed on time deposit than heretofore, and this no doubt has been a contributing factor in the better interest earnings. The number of holding banks increased from 450 to 564. During the year two banks carrying bonded Indian deposits were closed by order of the Comptroller of the Currency. Since the placing of Indian moneys in banks there have been five failures among the holding hanks, but no loss to the Indians has resulted, either of principal or of interest, as the funds were fully protected by bonds with responsible sureties. INHERITANCE CASES. The act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. L., 855-856), devolves on the Secretary of the Interior the duty of determining the heirs of de-ceased Indians. The work in the past has been greatly handicapped by the lack of appropriations, and consequently by the lack of suffi-cient employees to handle it. The Indian appropriation act for the |